The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-25
A NEW THIRD PARTY.

Preparing for tho Presidential Contest-Its
Motto, "America for A Americans"
Philadelphia Record.
The American party will shortly, according to
the statement of one of its executive officers,
make its bow to the people of the country as
factor in national politics. After years of quiet
preparation 1t is said to be now nearly ready to
stand Iortn upon Its merits. The headquarters
OF the national committee in Philadelphia
That body IS composed of about twenty mem
oers; with tho following officers: William Hor-
ace Hepburn, chairman; }. NJ Munyan, secre-
tary; .: NJ. Davis. assistant secretary, and Il.
w. Kirby. treasurer.
The statement of the principles of the party
sets forth that 1t seeks to emphasize and per-
petuats the sentiment America for Ameri-
cans The leading idea, however, is the re-
strlction OF migration. 1t seeks the protec-
ton of Americans in all their rights on land or
sea in all parts of the world: to restrict and
guard the right of the elective franchise: to re-
serve American lands for American citizens: to
abolish polyeamv in the States and Territories:
to enact and enforce such laws will tend to
eradicate intemperance; to develop the resources
of the country by wise system of internal i'm
provements to protect and promote the Ameri-
can system of free com non schools. and to ad-
just the relations of labor and capital on per-
manent basis of equity and justice.
THE movement" said Mr.. j. NJ. Munyap,
took shape six years ago, and embraces the
ergy of organizations which have been kept alive
since the days of knownothingism. While it
really dates back to that time, we have pruned
the tree of all obnoxious branches and have
ganization upon purely patriotic American
have been brought into existence numbering
now shout 600, 900 native born Americans. Our
organization has branches in thirty-six States,
and expect delegates from them to a copven-
ton to be held in Phiiadelphia on the 10th and
18th of September in St Georges Hall.
1.-THE object of the convention is not to name
place In the field candidates for the presi-
Dental any other election. 1t will be in tho
nature of meeting for the purpose of
adopting national platform and to organize the
States counties and towns, and prepare for
convention which will probably be held in July
next At this latter gathering candidates for
the national ticket will be placed in the field.
nent men throughout the country and they
have expressed themselves accord with
in sentiment, but they are waiting to see what
platform the convention shall adopt.
Zone difficulty we will have to contend with
is this We have many radicals in the ranks.
and they will favor radical measures. We
in favor of restricting, not proven ting, immigra-
ton. The universal feeling is that the govern
ment should place direct tax every
foreigner who wishes to become q citizen of the
United States. We feel that if it be right to tax
foreign merchandise for the protection of Ameri-
can industries 1t is equally right to protect
American labor by placing tax upon the foreign
equivalent. Mr.. Powderly himself believes that
foreigners who como here should have funds
enough to pay their board for five years after
they have landed, so that they might not become
dependents upon this government
I'VE believe that foreigners should live here
twenty one years, the same as Americans do, In
order TO obtain the right Of suffrage American
land ought to be held exclusively by American
citizens BY our present system we omen up the
possibilities of few foreigners who have capital
becoming the possessors of such vast tracts of
land that they may at no distant date own the
greater part of the West
1--WE have large following among temper
ance people who believe that it is almost impos-
sible to accomplish their objects by the issue
of Prohibition. We believe that the influence of
the American party will advance the interests of
morality and better government. What we desire
is not the apng of foreign customs and manners.
but the establishment and maintenance of thor
ough Americanismn